Online Parenting Class Testimonial from Margie & Rick Magar

- Tell us a little about yourself

We are Christian parents of a 15-year-old birth-daughter who we have
home schooled for 9 years. We felt God’s call in our hearts this past
November (2008) to adopt a child from the US Foster Care system. We are
currently waiting to hear back on a potential match.

- Why were you initially interested or intrigued by our parenting classes?

We had done enough reading about children who had come from backgrounds
of abuse and neglect to be sufficiently scared into finding out how to
create an environment of peace, healing and love for the child and get
them to a place of trust where they could integrate into our family and
become a productive member of society.

- What caused you to take “a leap of faith,” so to speak, and try our class?

Beyond Consequences was recommended to us by our Project 1.27 Adoption
Process Manager and was also praised by our Bethany Christian Services
social worker.

I bought the books (Volumes 1 & 2) back in February
and signed up for the email list. We were unable to attend the March
training in Denver, so when my husband and I saw the online course,
logistically speaking, it was a no-brainer.

- Are we meeting your expectations or exceeding them? How so?

You are exceeding our expectations just by conducting an online
Webinar! My husband works from home on Wednesdays, so we both get the
training simultaneously with me on the computer and him on an extension
in his office. We then discuss what we learned afterward over lunch.
The second session with the “Cheerios” role play really hit home for my
husband. Hearing a live reenactment of a possible scenario with our new
child and what that really sounds like made a strong impression on him
and changed the “theory” into “reality.”

- How would you describe the support you’ve gotten from us?

We haven’t needed much support ourselves since we are still waiting for
our child and all this is still “theoretical” for us, but we definitely
see the incredible support you give members of the group via the online
chat, online phone sharing, email and Ning group.

- Overall why would you recommend our parenting class to others?

The Beyond Consequences model is refreshingly different from most of
the scary, hopeless books we read on attachment disorders and ways to
address childrens’ behaviors.

Since Beyond Consequences is love-based
and helps you see your child as operating from a place of fear rather
than a place of evil manipulation, it is full of hope for healing by
not feeding more fear into an already fearful child, but by looking at
your child and parenting style from a perspective of love,
understanding and connection.

It’s cutting-edge and a must read/attend
for all adoptive parents!

Blessings,
Rick & Margie Magar, Foster Parents and soon-to-be Adoptive Parents

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